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3.28大费城反歧视游行集结号! 国会议员助阵! 市郊区华人携手, 周日见!

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作者：Action4Asians
原载：费城生活攻略

【原编者按】：作为在费城运营十几年了的华文报纸和公众号，很多读者和粉丝都参加过我们参与报道的游行活动。十几年来编辑组目睹了费城华人在权益活动上奋争的历程。发现几次大规模游行活动的成功，都来自与筹备组的高效和刻意低调。他们之前可能没有多少交集，但因为世态不公，出于共同的信念自发组建一个团队。不求名不求利，连续一两周的无休止的开会和熬夜筹划来推动。活动搞完了，他们不吹捧自己的奉献，不在社团晚宴邀功，安静的回归各自繁忙的工作和家庭生活。

本周日3.28亚裔反歧视大游行的筹备组，就是这样的一个团队。

但很多媒体同仁担心，他们的低调和不求名利，他们和社团政治的不沾边，可能又会成为某些社团活动家拿来上演个人名利秀的投机机会。

为了保持游行的社区草根性质，这也促成了下面的这个声明。

组委会特别声明

本次3.28筹委会原本想以最低调的方式来筹备这次游行活动，以达到团结最多社群参与的效果。虽然得到了很多热心华人的积极响应，也引发了一些无必要的猜测。为了消除大家的疑虑，本组委会开会讨论后，作以下声明，并公布此次“328反歧视游行”筹委会成员名单。

本游行组委会不代表任何一个党派、不背书任何政治主张，不介入任何社团利益或冲突。筹办此次游行目的只有一个：团结和显示本地区亚裔力量、反对歧视、引起全社会对亚裔权益的关切和维护。

周日可能会下雨，但为亚裔社区争取权益，是一个风雨无阻的责任。组委会和接管这次游行的警局分队关于安全和次序做了充分对接，游行会按时进行，欢迎大家积极带领乡亲邻居参与。

组委会全体成员

2021年3月27日

筹委会由以下生活工作在大费城各地区多年的9位普通华人组成：

筹委会名单 328反歧视游行  等你来

曹宜谦 小企业主 Lower Merion, PA
程艳 小企业主 Lower Merion, PA
邬鸿铭 小企业主 Exton, PA
顾文 图书馆员 Cherry Hill, NJ
侯筱蕴 大学职员 Moorestown, NJ
江河 电子商务 King of Prussia, PA
梁捷 编程员 Chester Springs, PA
邵林 实验室仪器经营 Claymont, DE
杨椿 理财顾问 Exton, PA

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6 ABC – 电台
CBS Philly
Philadelphia Inquirer 问询报

Al Dia – 最大拉丁裔报纸

Billy Penn

Courier Post

Fox 29

Korean Phila Times 韩国报纸

Metro Chinese/海华都市报

NBC 10

Philadelphia Sunday Sun

WHYY

Philadelphia Gay News
Uptown Radio （该广播电台已于3月26日与筹委会进行了连线live直播采访，组委会成员Sharon和主持人对于亚裔和非裔的议题进行了深入探讨，并得到该节目的大力支持）

确认演讲嘉宾 唐人街不见不散！

Dwight Evans
Congressman 国会议员

Stephanie Sun

宾州州长办公室亚裔委员会执行主任

David Oh

费城市议员

John Chin

执行主任

PCDC 费城华埠发展会

Mark Squilla

费城市议员 – 第一区

Helen Gym

费城市议员

 

 

328游行英文海报，欢迎分享至英文社交媒体及外国朋友 欢迎大家添加筹委会的Ins & Twitter的官方账号 @Action4Asians

本次游行

集合地点：

费城唐人街牌楼（10th St & Arch St ）
特别感谢牌楼旁边新张的位于1001 Arch St的斯诺秀Snow甜品店，特意提供店面钥匙给组委会来安排设备电源和作为媒体注册场所。

游行安排：

10AM在费城牌楼集合

10:15AM 新闻发布会

10:45AM 演讲发言

11:15AM-1PM 游行

本次活动也得到很多商家的大力支持，如恒发超市，家和超市都提供大量的矿泉水供大家提取。更多捐款和商家赞助的名单会在游行后的感谢信中刊登。

活动10点准时开始，请大家提前5-15分钟抵达。

10点在牌楼（10th & Arch St）集结，11点15分开始南行走到Chestnut St, 然后左拐往东走到5th St, 再左拐南行到Market St，沿Market St 西行，走到市政厅, 在市政厅广场做25分钟停留，之后环绕市政厅一周，回到11th St. 北向走到Race St，右拐至10th St 解散。

• 九鼎轩 （Nine Ting）

926-928 Race St 1st Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107

• 峨嵋山庄 （EMei Restaurant）

915 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA 19107

• 太湖海鲜酒家 （Tai Lake Restaurant）

915 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA 1910

• 美食广场（Chinatown Square）

1016-18 Race St, Philadelphia, PA 19107

• 费城长乐工会

1017 Arch St, 二楼前座

• 好朋友老人活动中心

905 Arch St， Philadelphia, PA19107

• The Gallery at East Market

Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19107

• The Gallery at East Market

Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19107

• 亚裔新大楼旁停车场 （游行者优惠$5全天，出示自制标语）

1023 vine street, Philadelphia, PA 19107

• The Autopark at Gallery Mall

45 N 10th St, Philadelphia, PA 19107

• 9th & Arch Street Parking lot

912 Arch St., Philadelphia, PA 19107

• Park America

1030 Race St, Philadelphia, PA 19107

• Philly Chinatown Parking

921 Race St, Philadelphia, PA 19107

• Bright Parking

135 N 10th St, Philadelphia, PA 19107

感谢各位积极参与这次“停止亚裔仇恨”的游行。这次行动的总原则是安全第一，体现华人的团结和秩序。

*本次游行已取得费城警局的大力支持和协助。游行当日有费城警局的警务人员，警车，骑警协调配合确保游行的顺利进行。*

游行活动谨守CDC防疫规范 （如有身体不适请不要参加）。

请参与者带好防疫用品，做好防护。戴口罩和保持社交距离是刚性要求。(筹委会严格遵守CDC规定，在必须场所配备了消毒纸巾，消毒液，并预备了一定数量的口罩以应不备之需（多谢同胞的踊跃捐赠支持！）

请参与者尽量不要单身行动，防止别有用心的反亚裔暴力分子攻击。如发现任何与本集会诉求、目的不相符的行为，请及时联系safety team，及时报警，与警方配合。同时保持友好的态度。避免发生冲突。

如发现可疑人员或行为，请及时取证，联系safety team和警察。多取证（如证人，手机录像录音）。

请不要破坏公物，不要乱扔垃圾，保持公共场所整洁

橙线BSL:

Chinatown直接有一站，但周日似乎不开

http://septa.org/schedules/transit/pdf/bsl.pdf

蓝线MFL:

周日开行，坐到8th street station下，离Chinatown很近，步行约6分钟

Market-Frankford Line

Schedule如下：

http://septa.org/schedules/transit/pdf/mfl.pdf

请以周末版时刻表为准。

从city hall到8th st地铁就隔三站，区间运行时间不会超过十分钟。

蓝线地铁周末时刻表

STOP ANTI-ASIAN HATE

STOP RACISM

STOP ANTI-ASIAN CRIME

STOP ASIAN PHOBIA

STOP RACIAL PREJUDICE

STOP RACIAL HATRED

STOP RACIAL PROFILING

STOP RACIAL VERBAL ABUSE

AAPI AGAINST RACISM

AAPI AGAINST HATE

AAPI AGAINST VIOLENCE

AAPI UNITE.

ASIANS ARE NOT VIRUSES. RACISM IS.

HATE IS A VIRUS

HATE IS A CRIME.

HATE HAS NO PLACE IN THIS GREAT NATION

HATE IS THE CHOICE OF THE WEAK

BRING JUSTICE FOR HATE CRIME VICTIMS

SPREAD LOVE NOT HATRED

LOVE NOT HATE MAKES US GREAT

NO MORE SILENCE

NO EXCUSE FOR HATE. THIS IS OUR HOME

NO PLACE FOR HATE

REFUSE TO BE A VICTIM

WE NEED SAFE COMMUNITY

PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY

WE ARE NOT SILENT

TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER

WE BELONG HERE TOO

WE ARE ALL AMERICANS

THIS LAND IS FOR YOU AND FOR US TOO

PROUD TO BE ASIAN AMERICAN

START HEALING. STOP HATING

UNITED WE STAND AGAINST RACISM

TOLERATING RACISM IS A RACISM

RACISM IS FASCISM

以下这些特别适合给参加游行的孩子用：

YOU ARE NEVER TOO SMALL TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

PEACE LOVE NOT HATE

I DIDN’T MAKE YOU SICK

WE LOVE OUR NEIGHBORS

WE LOVE OUR COMMUNITY

ONLY LOVE CAN DRIVE OUT HATE


Stop Asian Hate

Stop Hate! Stop Hate!

Safe Community! Safe Community!

Stand up, Speak up!

United We Stand!

Asian American! Asian Americans!

Proud Asian Americans!

目前有两个还未满员的游行群，可自由添加，可拼团游行，便于及时获取信息。

为什么我们会举办这次游行？请看几天前我们这篇推文：

不再沉默, 大费城亚裔3.28反歧视大游行！本周日路线、停车场、卫生间信息请提前阅览

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大费城华人联合会（PTCAA）成立公告

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2016年是在美华人集体发声维权的元年。全美43个城市同步举行的声援梁彼得警官游行标志着美国华人全面的政治觉醒 。辛勤奋斗的华人不愿再做哑裔，不愿再做政治隐形人，不愿再做可以随意被牺牲的弃子。

2016年也是大费城华人联合会的元年。今天，一个叫大费城华人联合会 (Philadelphia Tri-state Chinese Americans Association, or PTCAA) 的民间公益组织正式成立。PTCAA是一个由志愿者管理的、独立的非盈利组织，旨在鼓励美国华裔积极参与美国社会，倡导华裔的合法权益。

我们是谁?

我们是220大费城声援梁彼得警官大游行的发起者，组织者，和热心义工。我们是希望将华人维权与参政意识传播推动的各行各业的普通人。我们是愿意凝聚点滴努力、一起为华人争取更平等公正社会地位与待遇的义工，就在你们身边，始终与你们在一起！

我们的目标是什么？

（1）社区动员：创建快速机动的社交网络，以促进在费城三州地区华裔社区之间的交流与合作； （2）提供平台：便于华裔分享关于参与社区建设的信息和想法；

（3）公民教育：以网上教材、研讨会、圆桌会议和其他社会活动的形式，提高华裔的公民权利意识；

（4）积极外联：与非华裔社区共同协作参与有益于社会的活动；

（5）传承发扬：培育鼓励和帮助下一代华裔，在积极参与和奉献于美国社会的同时，继承发扬中国文化。

我们要做什么?

* 我们要推动普及华人的公民权利知识，整合大费城地区华人维权的策略和资源。

* 我们要积极促进华人与社区的互动交流与合作，与各族裔携手建设美国更美好的明天。

* 我们要鼓励华人积极参政议政。 关心自身和社区的利益与未来。

* 我们要成为一个网络，深入并根植于华人生活的各个角落，一方有需要八方来支援。

* 我们是一个共同体，华人利益休戚与共，一路同行。

我们身处的这个国家，由深具远见卓识的领袖们艰苦建国，奠基自由民主公平正义博爱包容的国家价值观，并由历代勇敢卓越的社会有识之士与自下而上的民权运动使她走在历史正确的方向，走在世界民族国家的前沿。华人受益于美国今天相对比较完善的保障公民平等权益的各种法律制度和机制同时，也需要行使宪法赋予的公民权利、发出华人的声音，保护自己在职场、教育、国家安全、知识产权，政治等各方面的权益。

大费城华人联合会（PTCAA）是2016年华人集体政治觉醒的婴儿。前途漫漫，但我们有勇气，信心，与希望。作为民间非盈利组织，我们不参加或拥护任何政党、不接受有党派倾向的资金，也不接受任何外国政府或政治组织的捐赠。我们的生命力来自于生活和工作在大费城地区的每一位华人。我们定期账务公开、保证每一分的捐款都用于PTCAA承诺的目标与项目。

我们的网站：www.ptcaa.org

我们的PayPal捐赠账号：fund@ptcaa.org

我们目前的项目：继费城220挺梁五千人大游行后，我们正着手在2016大选年推动华人投票。我们欢迎您的关注，期待您的加入、支持、与合作！

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What is all this about? — on the subject of race

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Recently, I found myself in a surprising role as the “media spokeswoman” for the Philadelphia 2/20 rally. You may ask how did I stumble into that role, well, I will save the reminiscing for another time. I certainly did not see it coming.

Before this, race was never something that I talked about publicly. In fact, the subject of race is something very personal to me. For example, although I am proud of my heritage I chose not to join any professional organizations with a “Chinese” in its title.   I feel strongly that, as an academic, I should be evaluated and grouped purely by the content of my ideas.  Having grown up in America, I do not remember encountering discrimination.

As a second generation immigrant I felt, and still feel, very comfortable with being yellow in America. It is only the recent events in the news that bothered me on a deep level. Bad things happen in America to all races, but recently they seem to be happening at an increasing frequency to Asian Americans.  There was the witch-hunt that led to the hasty arrest of Sherry Chen last year.  And then of Xiaoxing Xi right here in Philadelphia.  Now, we see this selective prosecution of Peter Liang.  Was I oblivious before, or is this anti-Asian sentiment really gathering steam?

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So, after this 220 rally for Peter Liang, a group of dedicated volunteers in Philadelphia are riding the momentum to start an Asian civil rights movement. I am proud to say that I am part of this passionate group!  But before I start calling myself an activist, I have to figure out what this is all about.

Why are we doing this? Most second generation Chinese that I know do not seem to be bothered by the recent events.  Many of these ABCs, or American Born Chinese, are also doing very well, through their hard work they are working in stereotypical non-Asian fields such as lawyers, artists, and even politicians. So, this racial “discrimination”, if we may call it that, is it unique to fresh-off-the boat (FOB) Chinese immigrants?

But, Peter Liang was second generation!  Seems we can’t just wait for assimilation to be the solution. Even a second generation local kid gets treated this way. But how much of Liang’s unfair treatment was because of his skin color, and how much of it was because of his remnant fob-ness, his lack of assimilation? If he were an assertive, truly Americanized banana, would he have met the same fate?

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At the press conference for the 220 rally I was asked the question “Do you think there was discrimination against Liang?” After hesitating, I said, “discrimination is a strong word. In Peter Liang’s case, there was unfair treatment. ”

In the following days, I lost quite a bit of sleep over this question. Was that the right way to answer it? My instinct was that in America people hate it when you play the race card. Or, more accurately, the white majority hate it when you play the race card. But we are playing the race card, why deny it? Yet, if Peter Liang were white, would I still think this outcome is unfair? Absolutely! But I probably wouldn’t feel strong enough to protest it on the streets.

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So now, for this civil rights movement or whatever it should be called, our main goal is to get Asians to become more socially and politically engaged, to stop being the silent minority.  How should that be achieved? And what role does assimilation play in all of this?

Will political involvement and social engagement come naturally as immigrants find and adjust to their new identity in this adopted country? For me, a second generation schizophrenic Chinese American, identity is an especially illusive concept.  For everyone, finding identity in America must be a personal thing, something that needs to be taken at one’s own pace. If anything, I hope that my involvement in this whole cause can help others find their own voice.

If you have read this far, well, I would really like to hear how you feel. What do you think our efforts are all about?

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Dr. Robert P. Shine’s Speech at 220 Philadelphia Rally

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[220,Peter Liang, Akai Gurley] 2/20/2016 philadelphia. Dr. Shine:
“We honestly and firmly believe that if justice is for Americans, then justice must be for officer Liang.”
“He was an officer on duty to protect the citizens, in the fear of his life, and the other gentlemen Mr. Gurley in fear of his life, a tragedy occurred. It was not an intentional crime. It was not something that he intentionally did. But he was made a victim.
The system has not treated him with adequate fair justice.
We call upon the justice in America to review, to re-examine, to take another look that Mr. Liang, that he receives the mercy that the court can offer him. He does not belong off of the force, he belongs on his post of duty, with his family.”
“So regrettable has the life of Mr Curley been taken, but
we cannot undo the event. but we do not have to perpetuate the event by finding this officer wrong and therefore punished for that. ”
“It was not a crime, it was a tragedy.
Let this man go free.”

Reverend Dr. Robert P. Shine, Sr. (AAMIA)
Dr. Shine is the Pastor and Founder of Berachah Baptist Church in the West Oak Lane section of Philadelphia, where he has been the Pastor for seventeen years. Dr. Shine is a very well respected, visible church and community leader throughout the Philadelphia area. He is the former President of the Black Clergy of Philadelphia and Vicinity and President of the Pennsylvania State Wide Coalition of Black Clergy. He is the chairman of the African American Association for Corporate Responsibility, (AAACR) and chairman and Charter member of the World Communications Charter School.
Dr. Shine is the former Chairman of the Board of Manna bible Institute. Dr. Shine is a member of the Philadelphia Police Advisory Commission, (PAC), a member of the Board of the Campus Boulevard Corporation, (CBC); he’s a member of the Advisory Board of the Barrister’s Association of Philadelphia. He is also a member of the Philadelphia Association of Catholic Religious Investors, (PACRI). U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) appointed Dr. Shine as Congressional Black Caucus Chaplain and the National Association of Black State Legislators appointed him to head their Church and Clergy Division.
–from pfaw.org